Thank you to everyone who attended the Open House on May 1st! If you missed the event, here’s your opportunity to view the displays from the event. View the images above or DOWNLOAD a PDF. We need your feedback.

The Steering Committee for the Downtown Action Plan is pleased to share progress of their efforts. On February 19th, the committee met to review emerging concepts, suggest additional refinements to the concepts, and talk about priorities. The process of the plan continues to work towards the Open House Event, which is tentatively scheduled for May 1st. While the City and consultant continue to refine concepts before the Open House, we are providing a sneak peek of Town Square. The work is incomplete and several changes need to occur.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the design studio event! Over the next couple of months our team will be refining your ideas with the steering committee. We look forward to sharing progress with you in the Spring! Below is short video showcasing our Design Studio.

The Steering Committee for the Downtown Action Plan met via video conference in July to discuss the emerging results for the Demers Avenue Streetscape Concept. They met again in August to provide more input and feedback on the refined concepts. Special thanks to the steering committee for their commitment and enthusiasm in the 8 weeks to get to the point where we are today, and to over 700 people who completed the visual listening survey. Concepts will continue to be refined and available for all in October.

Thank you to all of the participants who attended our focus group sessions!

We heard from nearly 100 people who shared their ideas for making downtown an even better destination. Participants included young professionals, restaurant and bar operators, retailers, leasing agents, building owners, developers, people in finance, UND representatives, major employers, various city staff departments, parks, artisans, historians, non-profit groups, event organizers, residents, and more. The turnout was impressive, which reflects people’s passion and interest in the future of downtown.

We’re still at the beginning of the process. The conversation continues on Tuesday, October 9th at City Hall. We hope you join us.

The project team warmed up with a cool historic walking tour led by Corey Mock. Along the tour, the team talked with many people in downtown and learned about our great city. The project team met with the steering committee and walked the study area. Also, the team talked about the schedule and process with the City Council. Special thanks to everyone who took time from their busy schedule to kick-off the process with the project team.

We need to hear from you. Complete the online survey and offer your name to Andrew Conlon to be included in early discussions. Many more opportunities will emerge over the course of the project and momentum will get rolling this fall. Look out for upcoming announcements.

A Visual Preference Survey is available online for you to react to various images of built projects. Tell us if you "Love It", "Like It", or "No Thanks". Taking the survey is simple and a fun way to see what other cities have built. Meanwhile, it informs our designers to understand how to tailor a design for Grand Forks.